Gene Baker
From SABR Encyclopedia
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| Gene Baker | |
| Eugene Walter Baker | |
| Bat/Throw: | R/R |
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| Height: | 6' 1" |
| Weight: | 170 |
| Born: | 1925-6-15 at Davenport, IA (US) |
| Died: | 1999-12-1 at Davenport, IA (US) |
| Interred: | Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, IL (US) |
| More info | |
| Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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| SABR Searches: | Pictures of Gene Baker | width:90% height:65% scrolling:auto | Pictures}} · Bibliography |
Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Davenport, Iowa in 1952 and 1953.
- Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry.
Pre-professional career
- Attended high school in Davenport, Iowa.
- Was an outstanding basketball and track man in high school.
- Played with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League in 1948 and 1949.
Outside of baseball
- Served in the Armed Forces from 1943 to 1946.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
